Town Centre Stop
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The Town Centre Stop is one of the main MTR
MTR
Mass Transit Railway is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. Originally opened in 1979, the system now includes 211.6 km of rail with 155 stations, including 86 railway stations and 69 light rail stops...

 Light Rail stops. It is located on the ground at Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road (Chinese:
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 屯門鄉事會路) in Tuen Mun Town Centre
Tuen Mun Town Centre
Tuen Mun Town Centre is an area in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, that serves as the focal point of Tuen Mun District. It features a range of cultural and entertainment facilities and several government buildings, including Tuen Mun Town Plaza, Tuen Mun Cultural Square, Tuen Mun Town Hall, Tuen Mun Public...

, Tuen Mun District
Tuen Mun District
Tuen Mun District is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. Its name was previously 'Tsing Shan' and it changed in the 1970s. It is the westernmost continental district of Hong Kong, located about 32 km from the Kowloon Peninsula, 7 km southwest of Yuen Long and 18 km...

, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 2.

Unlike other Light Rail midway stations, this stop uses four platforms
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...

 to facilitate large capacity. It has footbridges to link with Tuen Mun Park
Tuen Mun Park
Tuen Mun Park is located in Tuen Mun; it is the largest park in the New Territories, Hong Kong, covering . It was formerly known as Tuen Mun Town Park.-Location:...

 (Chinese:
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 屯門公園), The Trend Plaza (Chinese:
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 時代廣場), Tuen Mun Town Plaza
Tuen Mun Town Plaza
Tuen Mun Town Plaza , established in 1988 and located in the town of Tuen Mun, is the largest shopping mall in the NW New Territories and was developed by the Sino Group...

 (Chinese:
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

 屯門市廣場) and bus terminus
Bus terminus
A bus terminus is a designated place where a bus or coach starts or ends its scheduled route. The terminus is the designated place that a timetable is timed from. Termini can be located at bus stations, interchanges, bus garages or simple bus stops. Termini can both start and stop at the same...

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